easyJet's inaugural Lux landing on Monday

Budget airline easyJet's inaugural flight to the Grand Duchy is to touch down at Luxembourg's Findel airport on Monday afternoon.

28.10.2012

Budget airline easyJet's inaugural flight to the Grand Duchy is to touch down at Luxembourg's Findel airport on Monday afternoon.

The low cost operator will hold a baptism ceremony for the first easyJet aircraft to land in the Grand Duchy.

The opening of the four weekly flights from Findel to London's Gatwick airport, marks a major step in the firm's expansion policy. Already, easyJet serves a European network of 130 airports. The Luxembourg link was added to attract mainly business passengers but easyJet also hopes to promote it as a weekend break destination.

While it may help promote tourism in Luxembourg, the arrival of easyJet has attracted the criticism of a number of unions, over concerns that the airline will undercut local operators and drive them out of business.

In an earlier interview, easyJet UK Director Paul Simmons told wort.lu/en that his focus was on the side of the consumer. He said: “It's not just about price but on-time performance, good service etc. We are not intimidated by this kind of thinking."